Baroness Crawley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Crawley on 2016-01-20.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a conflict between HMRC piloting the tobacco industry’s Codentify system and its legal action against tobacco companies for failing to control their supply chains.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

HMRC is piloting the Codentify system as a product authentication tool that could help tackle the illicit tobacco market.

This has no bearing on the obligations placed on tobacco companies to control their supply chains or on any action taken by HMRC to ensure compliance with these obligations.